ID: 5079
Date of birth : 1858
Place of birth : Strandasýsla
Date of death : 1908
Albert Jónsson was born on May 7, 1858 in Strandasýsla. He died on April 8, 1908 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He took the last name Johnson in Canada.
Spouse: 1) August 18, 1883 Sigríður Þorsteinsdóttir b. 1862 in Húsavík in Strandasýsla, d. in Winnipeg on January 10, 1903. 2) Ástrós Jónsdóttir b. March 15, 1862 in Dalasýsla, d. February 15, 1946 in Winnipeg
Children: With Sigríður: 1. Vésteinn b. 1884 in Strandasýsla 2. Þorsteinn (Thorstein) b. 1893 in Winnipeg 3. Jóna Guðbjörg b. December 17, 1894 in Winnipeg 4. Guðný Jörgína b. 1897.
They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887 and lived there the rest of their lives. Albert worked on a streetcar in the city and died in an accident when he tried to help his co-workers in an underpass.